Lawn mower



sept- 2 1924. 1,507,179

A. J. HOLLE LAWN MOWER Filed Jan. 10 1922 2 Shuts-Shea t l INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY.

A. J. HOLLE Sept. 2 1924.

LAWN MOWER Filed Jan. 10 1922 2 Shanta-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY.

Patented Sept. 2, 1924.

' ALBERT ,J] ,HOLLE, or nosnroan; mmn nsonn.

Lawn Mowniii" a piicaudi filed January 10, 1a2'2i"' s nuiwofmahei.

To all whom it a "comm: V

Bait known" th'at'I, AniiniiiLJ Home, a citizen of the UnitedStates;residing at Rushford, in the countyloi Fillmore and State of Minnesota; have invented certain newand-useful Improvements in'a Lawn Mower, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to lawn nio'wers and more particularly to'an attachnientfor receiving the severed'grass frorna mower as the nfi'achine advancesover the, ground H primary object of "the invention resides the provision of a mowerattaohinent adapted for connection to" the conveiitiorfal yp f ma u l or, P w nefiee mower whereby the severed graj s'sgisilelevated and discharged in'toa suitable onminer; disposed rearwardly gf the machine to catch "and'carr'y the (luring the progress of the mower ove'i' th'E grofintlL- Another objectjof t'he ihvnti'oii resides in a niower att'achnient whereinthe 'c'on'veyin mechanism is driven froth the traction "whee or wheels of the ino'wer and discharged a dtachahle contaiin'er, perinittin' the'sanie to be emptied froin'tim'e to time" uriiig' the operation of the machine over thefground and without stopping the'saine.

Anotherand very inipoartali tlob'ject o the invention is. the p-rovisionfof a lawn mower attachment designed ifdr' use and adapted tobe connected to various, types of anua ly 0P v Qpeiaeandws an mi v W i hthc pan se emel1e' mr in st u ion, asi y w n ig n durable, highly eflieient in 0peration,praci al an enebl nt ing m ner at a v y w ne re sflc mmara allpossibilities are greatly enhanced. Thainyention w ll. behes ami'e's e from a consideration of thefollowing deiscription taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, forming a partof the specification, with the understanding that the invention is not confined to any strict conformity with the showing in the drawing, but may be changed and modified so long as such changes and modifications mark no material departure from the salient .features of the invention as expressed in the subject matter being claimed.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a side view showing the invention as attached to a conventional type of lawn mower,

F'i'git l is a top -plafi' viewof the attachment with the cov e'rjrenio'ved, f i

Fig. 3 is aid t ached view of the attachment when reniovedlfrom the mower showin? the conveying inechanism in section. 'ig t is a v'ertibal section through the conveying mechanism,

Fig 5 isa detail View of the side supportin' "bars for the elevating mechanism, and.

ig. 6 is anotherdetail view showing the manner of attaching the cover to the conveor a e'ferring now to the drawings, wherein like; parts designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 5 designates t lie traction wheel and 6 the upwardly and ygg fwaijdly directed steering and guiding' 'han ille'fjor thei inower, the same being iow hvv'ardly and rearwardly extending frat-1s plates 7 m which the felines are rotatab li chine. to whicht'hey are connected v by, suit-'- able fastening elements 12 as clearly shown by Fig. tolf t e drafwingt Journaled'for rotation hetw en thesijdebars 10, 11, I have provided a a r of front'and'rear spaced rollers l4', 1 5,\']ouinaled suitable boxings 16 ende ante e eir ia endless v y belt 17, said beltbei'n'g provided withsuitable L-shaped, horizontally extending bars 18 which receive the grass as the same is out by the knives and carries the same rearwardly and upwardly over the roller 15 to be discharged within the container subsequently to be referred to. The roller 14 is provided with suitable pulleys 15 on the outer ends thereof and the traction wheel 5 is also provided with a pulley 20 secured thereto as at 21 whereby the cross belt 22 ma be trained about saidpulleys so that the en less tract on belt W e ve n w .i s.

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Connected to the res ective side bars 10, 11, by suitable inwardly d iieeted lii-it'sfii 'alfis or brackets 25, are positioned the an ul erlx inclined guide plates 26 which exten%re2ii Wardly and are dowgnwardl shown at 28 so as to dir eot the grass into the receiver 2? positioned. helpw the roller 15 to properly catch grass thesgmfi Qn ye e e deznlet s flfi ie p ided th m d..- h s mem ers 2 Meet- 'pbs ie s t ng th r re setiws es sai .P 1 ?P 1 l i ngl s ta leew lets 30 formed in a cover pjite 31 wh eh P ts h gie sfi m e nef l ut dfihe i nv'y de es e pr lst s t re an i t be f s v d b t d611- m n r be e red? 1 ""B t iihg; t9 Fig. 5, it will be'obs'erved that the my elie nd. w se l? e sui ably he d" In peeifi n by tg e s 2 wl1i me? thi Lh e r yq l taut a: S111? 181 lQ hW-W m s 3 i Pr v de so t b received" in a slotorined i i. h h in. an Plat Me i s sh Side i e meme f Pe m t t e sie is b ea ly e flill s'eid in einbe r' 33 in the'insijpnenclea rly sugel e i'lf -9 the fireside; heics m n r P T P my b iiiex ui last r t pr r kfly-slbrw t fi 'q t' t an at its, war in order to, 'e'positioned in close P xi ty t he 1 Felle 151 h? Pei.- tainer' in this instance being constructed (if a frame 36 covered by; ear i v e s or other suit- ?ble me e e s be f; extrem l l gh onstr c tion, the 5 rear wellfof sgidfcqiitnii er ble of use in connection, vii

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in g te ining thewdesig esult,gs. It will be qt Ewes eii t e sta e may he adopted and thst various changes in the details of construction may be resens-6' tliy these skilled in the art Without degerting from the spirit of the invention.

ftis'furthermore understood that the invention is not necessarily limited or restricted to the precise lfriiits shown except in so far as such limitations are specified in the sull iect matter being claimed,

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